June 16, 2006

Brewers trying to hook a big fish?

Category: Brewers — Patrick Stumpf @ 5:13 pm


The past fews weeks have brought up numerous discussions on whether the Milwaukee Brewers should consider going after Marlins star pitcher Dontrelle Willis. The Brewers were mentioned along with a few other teams to have the interest in the Marlins south paw. Among the names mentioned are slugging outfielder Carlos Lee, whose contract is up after the 2006 campaign, as well as young prospects such as Bill Hall and Mark Rodgers. One thing is for sure, landing Willis will not be cheap. Although with Willis, the Brewers would have one of the best rotations in the majors. This rotation would probably include Willis as the #1 starter, injury-prone Ben Sheets at #2, Chris Capuano at #3, Doug Davis at #4, and Tomo Ohka at #5. I personally do not think that giving up Lee would be a huge loss, because the Brewers have a lot of coveted outfielders in the minor leagues right now, the front runner to take over the job would be Corey Hart, a big 6-6 215 pounder, that is itching for some playing time. Among other possible replacements would be Nelson Cruz, acquired in the Keith Ginter trade along with right hander Justin Lehr from the Oakland A’s. Lee’s loss would definitely hurt the Brewers more for the short-term rather than the long-term because he has carried the Brewers offense so far this season.

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